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Royal Guard:

Pitou > Pouf > Youpi

They're not that separate in terms of how much I like them - interesting but unspectacular types.

Pitou has to win because her animations are the coolest and she's involved in defining emotional moments for Gon. Her uber-En is great, her puppetry is great, Dr. Blythe is great, and she's responsible for the only kill the Ants get on a major good guy, making her the most immediately intimidating. I'm also a big fan of the way the power dynamic gets flipped on her once she has to tend toward Komugi.

Pouf can be incredibly annoying, but his obsessiveness over the King is pretty interesting and winds up giving us some hilarious scenes. He gets dropped for being so ineffectual all the time - his inability to kill Komugi reflects really badly on him. That said, he gets points for realizing he has the opportunity to kill Komugi, and for his cunning in doing so (making the phone call to Pitou is a great move). Also he entirely punks Morel.

I love Youpi's ability to shapeshift and that he's more perceptive than his "dumb muscle" role might imply. His development toward the end was interesting and he's adorable in his chibi form.
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